Ye An

In just a few days, seven or eight stone pillars were erected on the isolated island, and those who were hung on them were basically doomed.

Some accomplices wanted to rescue people at night, but they often ended up being discovered by nearby wolves before they got close to the target. They ran desperately in the snowy night, but they still couldn't escape the wolves' siege and interception, and finally they were hanged on stone pillars together.

Seeing the fate of these people, those who tried to cause trouble in the market hastily dismissed their thoughts, suppressed their greed, and started to do business according to their duties.Even if you don't earn as much as you expected, it's better than losing your life.

The trade area was on the right track, Ye An entrusted the transaction to Ling Lan, and asked Zhao Weng to take care of it, freeing up his hands to patrol the delta himself.

The reason why he did this was firstly to ensure the safety of the trade area, and to guard against the fact that some people were not afraid of death and gathered to plunder the market; secondly, to further explore the surrounding terrain and look for homeless people who might be hiding.

The heavy snow continued for several days, no matter day or night, the snow kept falling without any sign of stopping.

In the howling cold wind, the mutated dog ran in the snow, dragged the newly made sled, pressed through the knee-deep snow, and plowed two deep ruts.

The sky is closed, the river is completely frozen, and the hard ice layer seals the river channel, covered with thick snow, making the water dark and without any light.

The river section where the ore is mined has become a place where fish schools compete.

The machine started to cut open a large piece of ice, and the broken ice blocks floated in the water, and the sharp edges collided with each other, making a dull sound.

Between the crushed ice are mutated fish competing for oxygen, as well as shellfish and mutated snails that ventured out from the bottom of the river.

Shellfish bigger than two palms cling to the underside of the ice, attracting unexpected visitors, three otters new to the delta.

These little guys are good at building nests underwater, building them into natural river dams.

Ye An drove a sled to the mine, just in time to encounter otters preying on river shells.

The chubby otter looks clumsy, but it is extremely flexible in the water.As long as they stare at them, no river shell can escape.

Adult otters are also good at using tools. There are no stones nearby, so they directly grab a river shell and knock it on the ice. The hard shell quickly breaks, revealing fresh shellfish.

Ye An jumped off the sled, stepped forward curiously, and observed these new residents closely.

The otter stopped, turned over in the water, and carefully observed Ye An.

The two sides looked at each other for a moment, and the largest otter approached cautiously, held a shell in its front paws, and threw it at Ye An's feet.

"For me?" Ye An squatted down, put one arm on his knee, and pointed to the river shell on the ground.

Sensing Ye An's kindness, the second otter swam forward and threw the mutated snail over.In the end, only the smallest one was left hiding behind its parents, poking its head curiously, and was pushed back by its mother.

Seeing the actions of the otter family, Ye An couldn't help laughing.The hot breath condensed into frost in front of his eyes, hanging on his eyebrows and eyelashes, blocking his sight, but it couldn't stop his good mood.

"Is this considered rent?" Ye An picked up the river shell, flicked his fingers on the edge of the shell, and looked at the otter with a smile.

Otter didn't quite understand Ye An's message, but he could clearly sense his kindness, and finally he was no longer so nervous.Faintly, he began to regard him as a relative of the big man.

Ye An smashed the shells, sliced ​​off a small piece with a dagger, and returned the rest to the otter.

With three otters watching, he latched on to a shard of ice, rolled over, and pierced the crab hiding beneath with his dagger.The crab waved its tongs, and before it could resist, it died and was cut into several pieces and given to the otter.

This action won the favor of the otter, and the mother otter stopped blocking the cub and allowed it to approach Ye An, but she was not allowed to go ashore.

Generally speaking, otters build their nests in the river, which will more or less affect the nearby waters.It just so happened that this family chose to build their nests in the waterway where the ore was mined, and by mistake, they provided a lot of help to Ye An in mining the ore.

Ye An assimilated the otter family, allowed them to stay as the owner of the isolated island, and promised to provide them with certain protection.In return, the otter family needs to build a nest according to his requirements and pay attention to changes in water levels.

The three otters got together, mainly because the two adult otters discussed with each other, and felt that the condition was good, so they readily agreed to the condition proposed by Ye An.

The reason why they moved to the delta was that their original home was destroyed, and a group of ferocious mutant crocodiles invaded their home and drove them out of the food-rich territory.

The otter couple originally had two cubs, one of which was killed and eaten by the mutated crocodile, which made them extremely nervous about the surviving cub, and even a little overprotective.

Knowing what happened to the otter family, Ye An assured them that there would be no crocodiles in the delta, and even if they did, he would solve them by himself.

"Stay at ease, don't worry about being hungry, I will protect you."

After saying goodbye to the Otter family, Ye An boarded the sled again.

The mutated dog lying on the ground quickly got up, and led by the head dog, it flicked off the snowflakes on its body, raised its ears, lowered its body and let go of its speed, and galloped down the river.

The speed of the dogs was getting faster and faster, and the cold wind was whistling in his ears. Ye An held the crossbar in front of the sled with one hand, and the cloak with the other hand, but he still couldn't catch the hood that was blown away by the wind.

The sled passed through the edge of the stone forest, and happened to encounter a mutant tiger hunting.

The cub has grown up and separated from its mother not long ago, and has set up its own territory in the delta.The tigress no longer has to provide food for her cubs, making her life much easier. Capturing an adult reindeer can provide her with energy for several days.

Amid the roar of the tiger, the reindeer with huge horns on its head was thrown to the ground, its neck was bitten tightly, and it didn't take long for it to stop struggling.

The tigress rested for a while, and was about to drag the prey back to the stone forest. When she looked up, she saw Ye An. The tiger roared twice, and her attitude was very friendly.

Ye An showed kindness to the mutant tiger, and declined the other party's proposal to invite him to enjoy the prey. He didn't stay for too long and continued to patrol the delta.

The mutant tiger watched his back disappear, lowered its head, bit the prey, and dragged it towards the stone forest that could block the wind.

On the way, a fox was attracted by the smell of blood. When it saw the mutant tiger in the snow, it quickly turned around and ran away, not daring to approach it again.

After passing the two parallel rivers, the speed of the dog group gradually slowed down, and they barked alertly.

Ye An pulled up the hood, wiped off the frost hanging on the eyebrows and eyelashes, looked into the distance, and found several moving black spots unexpectedly.

As the distance between the two sides approached, he could clearly see a team of more than ten people in front of them, each of them was carrying a package made of animal skins, and they were gliding quickly on the snow with sleds under their feet.

This way of action is very similar to that of Kapok et al.The difference is that there are no women or children in this team, and they are all strong and strong men like black bears.